Steve Blum
Steve Blum | |
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Born | Steven Jay Blum April 29, 1960 Santa Monica, California, U.S. |
Other names |
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Occupation | Voice actor |
Years active | 1992–present |
Spouse | |
Children | 3 |
Website | steveblumvoices |
Steven Jay Blum (
He is sometimes credited as David Lucas, Richard Cardona, Roger Canfield, Tom Baron and Daniel Andrews in various anime and other live-action appearances.
Early life
Steven Jay Blum was born on April 29, 1960, to a
Career
Blum began his career in 1992.
In September 2000, Blum voiced TOM, the robotic host of Cartoon Network's Toonami programming block. He replaced Sonny Strait in the character's subsequent appearances, until the cancellation of Toonami in 2008. When Toonami was revived on March 31, 2012, he returned as the voice of TOM. He is also the announcer for 7-Eleven's "Oh Thank Heaven" television and radio advertisements and partnered with Vic Mignogna in the series Real Fans of Genius (a parody of Anheuser-Busch's Real Men of Genius radio ad campaign).
In animation, he is the voice of Heatblast, Ghostfreak and Vilgax in the Ben 10 franchise, Starscream in Transformers: Prime, Count Vertigo in DC Showcase: Green Arrow and Young Justice, Red Skull, Beta Ray Bill and Wolverine in Wolverine and the X-Men and The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes and Amon in the first season of the Nickelodeon animated series The Legend of Korra.
On June 5, 2012, he was awarded a
Personal life
Blum married voice actress Mary Elizabeth McGlynn in 2017.[9] He has three sons from a prior relationship.[10] One of them, Brandon, is also an actor,[11] while another, Jeremy, is a teacher.[12]
Filmography
Notes
References
- ^ "Important words from David Lucas". The Jazz Messengers: A viewer's guide to Cowboy Bebop. Retrieved February 11, 2021. David Lucas explains the reasons for being a separate identity from Steve Blum.
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: CS1 maint: postscript (link) - ^ @blumspew (August 31, 2020). "@XenogearsFei @ToonamiNews I'm Jewish. I've had my life threatened many times because of that. But most people who…" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ Blum, Steve [@blumspew] (April 28, 2017). "Wow everybody! Thanks for all the amazing BD wishes! Technically not till tomorrow, but now I get to celebrate twice! Love you all!!" (Tweet). Retrieved November 4, 2017 – via Twitter.
- ^ "Talking Toons With Rob Paulsen: Episode 53 with Guest: Steve Blum". Talkin Toons with Rob Paulsen. August 10, 2012. Retrieved January 31, 2020. Timestamps: (00:59:19) Blum states that he is 52.
- ^ Blum, Steve [@blumspew] (August 7, 2012). "Yes" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ "Crystal Acids Steve Blum Page". Retrieved September 18, 2012.
- ^ Ransom, Ko (June 7, 2012). "Voice Actor Steven Blum Receives Guinness Record for Game Roles". Anime News Network.
- ^ "'Legend of Korra' Voice Actor Steve Blum Sets Guinness Record for Most Game VO Roles". MTV Geek. Viacom. June 12, 2012.
- ^ "Star Wars Rebels Season 4 Series Finale Q & A with Dave Filoni & Cast". youtube.com. Archived from the original on December 22, 2021. Retrieved March 14, 2018.
- ^ "Steve Blum – My Life of Dad". lifeofdad.com. March 14, 2016. Retrieved November 4, 2017.
- ^ @blumspew (March 12, 2019). "Hey everybody! My son, Brandon Blum is a part of this wonderful production. Saw the stage read. It's hilarious, ins…" (Tweet). Retrieved October 19, 2019 – via Twitter.
- ^ @blumspew (May 9, 2018). "My son Jeremy Blum chose to become a full time teacher and I know the educational ripples he's creating will affect…" (Tweet). Retrieved October 19, 2019 – via Twitter.
Books cited
- ISBN 9781569762226.
- ISBN 9780307483201.
- Terrace, Vincent (2008). Encyclopedia of Television Shows, 1925 through 2010 (2d ed.). McFarland. ISBN 9780786486410.
- Terrace, Vincent (2014). Internet Horror, Science Fiction and Fantasy Television Series, 1998–2013. McFarland. ISBN 9781476616452.
External links
- Official website
- Steve Blum at IMDb
- Steve Blum at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
- Steve Blum at Behind The Voice Actors
- Steve Blum convention appearances on AnimeCons.com